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CVE-2017-14970

N/A
Published: October 1, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenvswitch

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

In lib/ofp-util.c in Open vSwitch (OvS) before 2.8.1, there are multiple memory leaks while parsing malformed OpenFlow group mod messages. NOTE: the vendor disputes the relevance of this report, stating "it can only be triggered by an OpenFlow controller, but OpenFlow controllers have much more direct and powerful ways to force Open vSwitch to allocate memory, such as by inserting flows into the flow table."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339085.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mail.openvswitch.org/pipermail/ovs-dev/2017-September/339086.html

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-772

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